Tulip City Dispatch

 Somewhere along the line, I've mentioned my "diverse" background of work experiences - across a vast swath of industries , and a proven track record of reliability against many challenges.  I've worked a lot of jobs, filed a lot of 1040 and W2 forms, have taken a lot of interviews, and have been the fucking new guy more times than I care to count.  As a result, I've collected lots of bits of information and advice; some good, most terrible.  So, let's take a little deep dive into the poor, bad, unworkable, or downright shitty advice I've gotten through the years: Just Leave Your College Years Off Of Your Resume  The premise here is that if you're applying for a job that doesn't require a college degree, don't put your college on there.  I've had tons of interviewers tell me that they won't hire a project manager without boots-on-the-ground experience...but, contractors and tradesmen won't hire a guy with a degree to swing a hamme

 In an effort to refocus my aims on this entire blog, I'm trying to consolidate a few things and pave a solid path forward.  I've labelled a few posts with the new tag "Future History."  These are the posts filled with my own thoughts and opinions.  History as a broad topic, as we know, is the collection of events that have happened, as well as the sociological aspects of the people and their opinions.  I fully realize that I lost steam on my aims of being academically sound, and got to a lot of editorializing...that's on me.   With that, I'm deep in thought about rebranding: -The logo I did up was supposed to be a tribute to the Holland Sentinel, and was made from a picture I'd taken of a tulip, then messed up in Photoshop.  I've got a few ideas in mind for a new logo that I can use for avatars on Twitter and Instagram. -Developing a "mission statement" or "plan of action based on 3 key modules:  Branding, my ideal reader, and my niche.